London has been battered by 50mph winds that have felled trees and caused travel chaos. Powerful gusts swept across the capital as the Met Office issued a yellow "be aware" weather alert for most of the country.

The Philadelphia Phillies secured a second straight trip to the World Series by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 on Wednesday night to clinch the best-of-seven National League Championship Series 4-1.

Jon Lester pitched five-and-two-third scoreless innings and Mike Lowell capped an outstanding postseason with a home run as the Boston Red sox wrapped up their seventh World Series championship and second in four years with a 4-3 Game Four victory over the Colorado Rockies.